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Show a the other an error of fact. The words "and who are taxpayers in the Territory," should be added to the The third section first section. should b? stricken out. Declaration of intention does not entitle a person to vote in Utah. The idea that it confers this right, arises from a mis take as to the meaning and intent of section 1800 of the Revised Statutes As we have already shown, Con. gress restricts but does not confer the right of suffrage in organized States and Territories. One of the restrictions is that it may not be exercised by persons who are not citizens or who have not deelarcd their intention to become such. It CITIZENSHIP AND VOTIKG. As the time tor the November election is approach'mg.we offer a few ofciti-fceut euiarks relating to the rights and the 4uty of voters. A citizen of the United States is a naturalised in the jtersoa born or States, or, if bora out of the jurisdiction of the United States, nrhose father is a cit'iEon at the time of the birth. Untaxed Indians re an exception to this rule. An alien woman who might be lawfully naturalized, is a citizen without naturalization if married to a eitixen. A nale alien does not become a citi en until he has received his full s that as Congress has naturalization papers. not prohibited the latter class from The above points are established that they have therefore tht Revised voting, by United States Uwb. (See right to vote. But we have demon Statutes, gee. 101)2-1- 904) stratcd that this right in Utah can The right of suffrage in the States only be conferred by the laws ot aud Territories is restricted but not Utah, and no such right has been Citi of may be argued Congress. by Act established by legislative enactment. to the is one right thing, juship The Revised StatuUs, Sec. 1859, vote another. Congress declares who provides that this right shall be exare or may be citizens; the respective ercised by persons aged 21 years, States and Territories make their who have legally declared their inxm regulations as to the qaalifiea tention to become citizens at the lions of voters. This has been set- first election" any Territory here tled by decisions of the Supreme after organized," but the next secCourt of the United States tion provides that at all subsequent The restrictions imposed by United elections the qualifications shall be States laws upon the right of sufas prescribed by the Legislative Asfrage are these: At the sembly of each Territory. First. The right of suffrage and of last session of our Territorial Legis boldiag otlioe shall be exercised only by above the ciliieus cf the United fjtaies lature, a bill passed both houses con years, aud by those age of iweuiy-onof suffrage upon above that age who have declared on ferring the. right of court the above record, persons oath, before t competent age of twenty-on- e ilit'ir intention to become such, and have who had legally declared their taken an oath to Support tke constitution years, intention to become citizens. Rut the au J gjverument of the United States. tioooud. Tnere shall be no denial of Governor refused to sign it, declarthe elactie franchise or of holding office on acoouut of race, color, or previ-o- ing his hostility to such a measure; condition of servitude. and when referred to the Revised Thiid. No person in the army or he said he did not care a nary shall be allowed to vote in any Statutes, Territory unless auch Territory has beeu cuut, ho believed there was too much Li permanent domicile for six mouths. voting in the couutry now, and he (See Revised Statues Sec. 18G0 ) did not want every foreigner who Let us now see what are the quali- had beeu in the country six months to fications of voters required by the have the same rights at the polls as laws of Utah. 15 ut as here are a duly natrraliz?d citizen. pome foolish persons who dispute the It is therefore certain that no per whil of the Territories, they right son is entitled to vote on"first papers" admit that of the States, to regulate or mere declaration of intentions. the right of suffrage, we refer to the We earnestly desire to see a full Organic Act, Sec. 5, and Revised vote east at the election to be held Statutes of U. S., See. 18G0, which on the 7th of November next. We settle the matter beyond dispute; the hold it to be the plain and positive latter stat'.ng that "the qualifications duty of every person holding the ff voters and of holding office shall right of suffrage, to exercue it. And be such as may be prescribed by we consider any person, male or fe eac'i Territory, ' and the former oon mal, who docs cot use the power fernng the power to perscribe these conferred upon him or her un qualifications specifically upon the dcr the wise laws of. this great Legislative Assembly of the Territory republic, unworthy the privileges of of Utah. We have never a free Government. In this Territory no person has a yet cas,t a full vote in this Territory. right to vote who is not of the age Let us do so at the approaching elec nf twenty-onyears, and is not a foil tion. The candidate is the choice citizen of the United States. A male of the people, and that choice is ap citizen cannot vote unless he has re proved by their leaders. Let every sided constantly in the Territory for voter go to the polls, and show by six tu'imhs next preceding the elec the number of ballots legally deposit tion, and is a taxpayer in the Terri- ed for Hon. Geo. Q. Cannon as Dele tory. A female citizen that is, a gate in Congress, that the"citixeus of woman of the ago of twenty-onUtah take an interest in local poll I" .1 Tears. Dorn or uaiurauzea in ine tics, and are detetmincd to select and United States, or the wife, widow or sustain good men for the offices in daughter of acilizao, has the right to the gift of the people. Vote without the above nstrictious SOUTH CAROLINA as to residence aud taxpaying. TKOUHLUS. We notice that the Salt Lake Her ald defines the different classes oi A New York dispatch of the 18th voters iu this Territory as follows: gives a sensational rumor from First All adult male and female na- Charleston, which, as it emanates me or naturalized citizens of the United States, who have resided in the Territo- from the New York Times, will have n ry for six months previous to the to bo received with cautioa. This account says that a steamer, Second The wives of all native or United States. naturalized citizens of the the Pocasin, left Charleston at 9 Third All adult persous who nave deolared their intention to become citi- o'lock Tuesday morning with a numzens before a competent court, end have ber of Democratic and Republican taken an oath to support the Consiitu-tioand Government of the United speakers and their friends to attend a joint discussion at Camboy, about States." This classification contains two er- 20 miles from the city. it was arranged that neither party rors. Oo9 is an error of cmissiea, e u e e 1 Till: should take arms with them. There were some 200 or more Democratic white men in the party.none of them carrying rifles, though supplied with pistols. The Republicans consisted of some fifteen or twenty men. No trouble took place while on the trip. The steamer reached Camboy" about twelve o'clock, wnere the party was met by a number of negroes and proceeded to the place of meetitg, where they found some 300 or 400 colored men assembled. These negroes had come from all parts of the parish, aud most of them armed with shot guns and muskets, which they had stacked on the ground against trees and elsewhere. The account goes on to say that this was done, not to secrete their arms, but, that they could easily lay their hands o?i them when the meeting was over. have been the These guns are said private property of the uegroes. The meeting was opeued with the agreement that each party should be allowed two houis for speeches. Jer-vea Charleston Democrat, spoke 'or nearly an hour, without interrup tion, lie was iollowed by iMclveu- ey, a Republican, who had only spo ken a few words, when a number of negroes cried out, "Look out, Mc Kenley," when he turned round and looked in the direction indicated by the negroes, and exclaimed with some excitement, and pointing to some white men who were going toward the arms, "These men have got guns; they arc going to shoot me and the rest of you," and jumped from the stand. Some ten or twelve white men seized a number of guns and pointed them towards the negroes. Sheriff liowen seeing this, ealled on O'Cou- uor, a democrat, to keep his men quiet, which U vJonnor tried to do, asking the whites to lay down their arms; this request they did not com ply with, but formed a line, one of them discharging his gun, when an old negro fell dead. Upon this the blacks fell behind the trees, opening a running fire upou the whites, Eotue thirteen or fourteeu of whom fell, two of whom are since dead and an Much excitement other imssiutr. prevailed at Charleston when the steamer returned to that place, and a company of eighty armed men went to the sceue of the difficulty, but no further acts ef violence will likely occur. From Thursday' t Daily of Born. Sept. 20, 187, to the Petersen, Eq., 0f Thistle Co., a daughter. Oct. 19. To Tax Payers. We THE OllDXEll CASE. , ife of j, Vail, Du I are requested by Mr. Joseph A. West, the Assessor and Collector of County and Territorial taxes in Weber county, to call the attention of taxpayers to the fact that he will, for the conven. ience of the public, be in attendance at the following places at the dates mentioned, to receive taxes from snch persous as do not wish to visit Oglen, and we earnestly request all taxpayers to be prompt in meeting Mr. West and paying their uxss. The office will be open at Ogden the same as if Mr. West were present, with an agent authorized to re ceive taxes from suuh persons as clioo.-- e to pay there. The time fixed by law for the j ayment of taxes has expired, and those who do not now meet Mr West and pay up, may look for trouble, as be is under heavy obligations to collect the taxes now re Married AtSaltLhke City, on 0cL 1875. by Prest. F. . Rich(J; Lorenzo M Richard,, of Ogden, toMi Mamie Dunford of gait Lake. 1G, In Salt Lake City, U. T 1876. by Present Oct Joseph p f 8. BainbKrU.811 Died In this city this morning, m 1 o'clock, of teething and bowel complaint, Isabella, daughier of Manassau and' Ann Myers, aged one year, Bea mouths and twenty-fivdays. Funeral to morrow at 2 p u.., from parents' on Wall street. e reai-denc- e, October 10th, 1876, Eliza Dorla, of daughter P. N. and Louisa Hadleck Peterson, aged 20 days. maining due : Hooper, Mendsy, Oct. 23d; West Weber, Tuesday, 24th; Plain City, Wednesday f l!5;h; North Ogden, Thursday, 26th; Ila.- risville, Friday, 27th; Iluutsville, Tues ATA MKKTIN8 OF THE STOCKHOLDERS Jr of tilt. Weber Co. Stock Herd 31st. s85if day, Association, held at the City Hall, Oeleii itv TAKE NOTICE! Saturday. Oct. Uth. 18; 8. a n,ti.m .... . a majority of the vote present, that m sure. U lorihwitb taken by the Board of Directors to ' prepare for tlio Uissolutiou of the StKietv .mo, mnciuic, is to give uotice tuatut the ml ineetiiiir of tlm - u Lily 1U1I, Onden City, on Monday, NoVembwBth 1876, atJioVtiK iin, the aut.j t ,f dissolution! ..in uc muimncu, an me members are tUdrefor respectfully invited to attend. Noli e in also hereby given that on orbelbr Not. lBt, 1878, all stock being herded by said Co. for itMrtiMM uill- l. tti..ii.r'l.t . a iliijuic vorrai uc 'r:...: r " m l.A on Uuiou Square, ii this city, for deliver;, aud all those interested tire hereby requested 'to tn iiepared to receive said stock, pay tor tba g of thi'in and thm enable the Company to discharge iheir obligations. IHOS. E111EM.NUTON, Pret.. per. U. W. TCNEU,SecT. d231t-.S2t y, Trustees. West Weber folks, see no tice of election of School Trustees, and govern yourselves accordingly. an-- n Keltiriicd Home. George Whitehead. Now for boots and shoes at his shop on Main Street. dl8-2- m s83-2- hsrd-ih- Dissolution, The Weber Co. eraiive Herd Association is to be Co-o- dis- 5 solved. See notice of Board of Directors TRUSTEES' NOTICE. WILL FIK prosperity rPHKRK l qualified voters of Ballif, of Logan. May they en joy all tue bliss that happy wedded lite can afford. A MEI'TIN'G OF THl the 18th School JJintrict in tiic Scl ool House at I o'clock p.ui ,on Morda . Oct. 3th. 1S7G. for the tin rniu.ii nf .!. iii three Trusteed, in p ace of the present inciat. Ieut8, hose term of othce expires at that data. 1HO.VUS J. WILSJN. 1 J JSKl'H It. SKWfcLL, fcTrusteei. JOHN MA TIN, J d2Ht-i8-3- t West Weber, Oct., 18th. 1876. Geo. Wliitehead'g ESTRAVN0TICE. Mich Joy. Long life aud to Mr. HobertS. Campbell, of the U. K. K., aud 'rs. Campbell, nee MiBS Ra- N chel ht l . Boot and Shoe Shop, next to the Utah dl8 2 u Hotel. s83-2n- your time, counties Send in your orders tor election tickets Get plenty, they will all be needed. Now! I IN MY POSSESSION THE FOLLOW. animals which if not claimed and taken away within teD days will be sold to lis hiplie-- t respoiis ble bidder at the Ilistrict Stray found, lSrighniu City, Kr day, Oct. 27th,lS7t 2 o'clock p.ai. f ced steer calf, crop eff Oue yrllow right ear and under bit iu left ear. tsne black steer calf, twe holes in right ear anil a small upper crop nt d oue hole Iu lelt ear. A. MADSON, District Poundkeeper. , t Brighara City, October 18th, 1878. rllAVEnamed i Now's bro-kle-- Everybody wants to pell for Cannon on the 7th prox. al9-2- In the Probate At Qukknstows. Conrt, m and f3r the County of Box Elder, in the Territory of Utah. The steamship Wy ElituMh Jverill, Plaintiff. Mury C Elders which J. Ola Olson, oming, on Thoreson aud Alfred Hansen, mission- Ilnrtman Fcnn A ei rill, Dcftnd't. ) The People of the United States. intbTrri-toi- y aries to Sandinavia, left New York, r of Utah, scud greeting to Hartaion feea rived at Queenstown at noon on Thurs- Averill, defendant Yon are hereby required M appear in action trought fgainst you by th day, 12tb, all safe, after a fine passage above named plaintiR, in the Probate Court of and to anawer Deseret News. Box Klder C'mity. Utah of 8 days and 14 hours within tea " tiled therein, the comprint days, the day of service) after theaerrice on you f this summons if served within fbja The Malady. The patients are all emmty, or if s rred out of this county, but in this twenty days; otherwise wilbih doing well. No further spread of the district within bt takea forty "ays, o- judgment by default w'll eaid comdisease reported Marshal Fife is work, arain-- t j oil nccording to the prayer of .. , plain ing like a beaver in the interest of the This acticm is brought to obtain a decree between of bonds existing the matrimony public and the patients. Excitement is said the grounds set piaintitl and defendant npon As dies fear in out, forth the oinplaint ou file in thisifoffice. fall gradually subsiding. yoa An you are hereby notified that good sense revives. So mote it be. We appear aud answer the aaid complaint as above rewill lake lef mlt against yon and Still caution quired, plaintiff hope the wrst is past. for. apply to the Court for the reliof prayedof the e Oiven under my hand aud the eal and prudence should govern all, and of 0c- 16th this day said of County, Court, those who have been exposed should ex- ber'1S78- (exclu-ive- We are pleased to note that Chief Justice Shaeffer yesterday remanded Louis Ordncr back to the custody of the Salt Lake municipal authori ercise patience and keep secluded. ties, ruling that the city was acting under its charter, and in accordance Agreement to Close. with powers conferred upon all mu We, the undersigned merchants of Defendants counsel Ogden City, hereby agree to close our nicipahties. gave notice of appeal, which we places of business at six o'clock p.m. think unlikely to be perfected. during the excitement of small pox, or till further notice. Ordner's was a test case, and ZC MI J G Chambers the liquor dealers will show their Catherine Thomas D F Barnhai t I E Brown good sense by complying with the Wm II Wright Sarol Horrocks G Y Turner license ordinance, or closing business. D M E P Brown Stuart Aud they will still further show W G Child J S Lewis rto-bat- J.C. 85 fgXAL D WEIGHT. Clerk. it. T3 o H a a E Ml 0) O y . ; 9 5 A u. S " c o e IS .- W S 2a 2- 2 Ja I? r 4i u 5 ) u . their good sense by refusing to be Walker Bros Fred Levy guided by a sheet which, while pretending great respect for law, advises resistance to wholesome local regulations and the payment of lawfully assessed taxes. elec-lio- a LOCAL ITEMS. Sol Rosenthal W II Pidcock I Marks J E Horrocks Geo II Tribe W Foulger Jas Allen Joseph Stanford Religion has never been and is not primarily a matter of feeling but of conscience and conduct. Feeling is as likely to be the result of nerve caliber and action, as it is of downright piety. Never mind, friend, how you feel if your behavior is rigt. Alfred Dudden Wm Matheson V E Boensel James Gale J Boyle & Co Kuhn & Bro R Williams E G Horrocks Field & Stinger S J Catlin A "Air there any letters for my witn-mi- n folks?' said a plain looking old at the post office the other day. "No." said the postmaster, "but here sa big fat envelope with, some pictures on the front for your daughter." 4Jis' what I come down ar'er," said the old gedtleman; smiling, "Melindy's going to be married; n this here's one of them bandy "Domestic paper patruns to out e85 lw out her weddin' gownd by.' gei-ilem- , S few S6. . an i O "Zo 9 . |